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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Styron do about his physical disabilities?
(a) Stops work and stays at home.
(b) Gets scared he was going to die.
(c) He undergoes several thousands of dollars of testing to find out he was physically fine.
(d) Welcomes the possibility that he might die from one of them.

2. To what does Styron compare medical treatment for depression?
(a) To fighting infection before the discovery of penicillin.
(b) To the early evolution of dinosaurs.
(c) To cancer treatment.
(d) To a child's early life.

3. What is Styron's reaction to being admitted to the hospital?
(a) He is afraid his friends will desert him.
(b) He is afraid his wife will leave him.
(c) He feels safe for the first time since he became depressed.
(d) He is depressed about it.

4. How does his diary represent his mental state?
(a) It contained all his thoughts and feelings.
(b) It corresponded to his moods as he wrote about them.
(c) That when he wanted to destroy it, he was close to his own death.
(d) It was a treatise on mental illness.

5. What does Styron say family and friends should continue to do for the depressed person?
(a) Validate their worth and sense of self.
(b) Tell them to cheer up and get over it.
(c) Watch them constantly to prevent suicide.
(d) Make them talk about their problems.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Styron give to the loss of a parent or something early in life?

2. What is so frustrating about depression for artists, musicians, and scientists?

3. What hope does Styron say a depressed person can have?

4. According to Styron, what would be the only answer if depression was incurable?

5. How does Styron indicate he was planning to die?

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